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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013 Today is Bike to Work Day in many localities, including New York City and Washington, DC. Over 10,000 are expected to take part in the latter city. I already rode 18 miles this morning but I don't advise anyone else to follow my example, as discussed here cycling is very dangerous. Instead, you all should either join me at Malha Railway Station in about an hour, I'm going to go railfanning on the Jerusalem Light Rail with a friend who lurks on this board, or at the Egalitarian minyan where I'll be leading services tonight. Just hop on a jet plane and hope it doesn't crash on the way.Have a nice day! (This post is 100% Latin Free) |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Fri May 17 05:20:54 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. I already rode 18 miles this morningnot good. Just hop on a jet plane and hope it doesn't crash on the way. i'd rather fly jetBlue, seat 25A before biking the way you do. don't worry about flying. tens-of-thousands of flights take off and land safely every day. |
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Posted by Fred G on Fri May 17 05:27:30 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. Haha, have fun!your pal, Fred |
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Posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri May 17 06:04:29 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. Although I don't really believe in egalitarian minyans I'd like to extend a Yasher Koach (יישר כוח) in advance. |
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Posted by R2Chinatown on Fri May 17 09:26:12 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. Riding your bike to work day sounds so trendy. If you lived in a place where millions rides their bike to work in spite of the weather and toxic pollution because they are too poor to do otherwise it's not so trendy any more. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 10:23:46 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by Jeff Rosen on Fri May 17 06:04:29 2013. Thank you. I also led Shacharit at Robinson's Arch for the Masorti Movement's hashkama minyan Wednesday morning, a very fascinating venue to lead davening at (ever lead davening with birds chirping loudly and circling overhead?) and found the experience to be very meaningful. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 10:24:09 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by Fred G on Fri May 17 05:27:30 2013. We did, come join us next time. If you don't want to fly, if you start swimming, you might get here in time for the next outing. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 10:24:38 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 10:23:46 2013. Shabbat Shalom! |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Fri May 17 10:31:03 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. How touching. |
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Posted by Easy on Fri May 17 11:00:56 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. Cool. I'm off today! ;) |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Fri May 17 12:37:34 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 10:24:38 2013. You too. |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri May 17 13:40:01 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by LuchAAA on Fri May 17 05:20:54 2013. ROTFLMAO |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Fri May 17 13:44:39 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by LuchAAA on Fri May 17 05:20:54 2013. ROTFLMAO at your blantenly transparent hipocrasy |
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Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?) |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Fri May 17 14:07:33 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. Too much riff-raff on the buses and trolleys? |
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Posted by bingbong on Fri May 17 15:00:19 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. EXcellent! Your heart will be happier for it. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri May 17 17:53:06 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Olog-hai on Fri May 17 14:07:33 2013. Buses yes, as for streetcars, only San Francisco, a small part of Philadelphia and a couple of oddballs that have a few PCC cars. National City Lines did a kill job in San Diego, Baltimore, Philadelphia and bunch of other cites. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 17 17:59:43 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri May 17 17:53:06 2013. IMO light rail=modern trolleys most of the time. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri May 17 18:02:04 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 17 17:59:43 2013. Funny thing ... according to a survey that was on network news the other night, better than 23% of "Millenials" have no plans to ever drive and are the heaviest proponents of mass transit. This could get interesting. :) |
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Posted by AlM on Fri May 17 18:25:13 2013, in response to Today is Bike to Work Day!, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Fri May 17 04:39:38 2013. I didn't see any extra bicyclists today. And I walk to/from work next to a bike lane. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri May 17 20:09:02 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 17 17:59:43 2013. If it does not use trolley poles it's not a streetcar. BTW the term "light rail" was taken from the British term for railroads not built to main line standards by old Urban Mass Transit Administration to sell surface rail lines (usually using pantographs) that got rid of streetcars. (Like Baltimore did.) |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 17 23:27:19 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Fri May 17 20:09:02 2013. Streetcars don't have to have trolley poles. Conduit cars are also streetcars. |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat May 18 12:25:02 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Spider-Pig on Fri May 17 23:27:19 2013. True, but Manhattan never used trolley poles, and Washington only used conduit in the old District part, overhead was used the rest of the system. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Sat May 18 12:31:35 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat May 18 12:25:02 2013. Wasn't conduit used District-wide? With plow pits near the borders? |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat May 18 12:35:32 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Spider-Pig on Sat May 18 12:31:35 2013. As soon as the OLD district border was crossed the plow pits were there. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Sat May 18 15:20:50 2013, in response to Re: Today is Bike to Work Day (eschew public transit?), posted by Dan Lawrence on Sat May 18 12:35:32 2013. The district border has been unchanged since 1847. You must be referring to the old border between the City of Washington and Washington County, which was abolished in 1871. |
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